Philosophy of Education
Code
722031072
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Luís Manuel Bernardo
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To tranfer the competences, the knowledge and the experience earned in the first cycle to understand the typical issues of a Philosophy of Education;
b) To increase critical thought concerning education, based on a consistent knowledge of philosophical systems;
c) To discuss the specificity of the philosophical point of vue that Philosophy of Education brings to the contemporary dilemas concerning the meaning of education;
d) To interpret the philosophical meaning of educational texts;
e) To develop the competencies of analysis, critical interpretation, research and communication.
Prerequisites
none
Subject matter
1. Epistemological issues: Philosophy of Education, and Philosophy; Phylosophy of Education and Sciences of Education;
2. Education as a philosophical question: analisys of the main theorical references;
3. Some features of the educacional rationality: conceptual models; fondamental assumptions; antinomies; values; goals;
4. Some features of the educational textuality: metaphors, textual assumptions, the order of discourse.
Bibliography
- AA VV, A Companion to Philosophy of Education, Oxford, Blackwell, 2006.
- AAVV, The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Education, Oxford, Blackwell, 2002.
- ALMIBURU, M. (ed.), Claves de la Filosofia de la Educación, Madrid, Dikynson, 2003.
- AVANZINI, G./MOUGNIOTTE, A., Penser léducation : pourquoi ? pour quoi ?, Lyon, Chronique Sociale, 2012.
- CARVALHO, A. (coord.), Dicionário de Filosofia da Educação, Porto, Porto Editora, 2006.
- HOUSSAYE, J. (dir.), Education et Philosophie, Paris, ESF, 1999.
Teaching method
Presentation of the main issues in dialogue with students; textual analysis; mutual share of personal research.
Evaluation method
Participation in the seminar activities; oral presentation of a the text from the extended bibliography; written essay on one of the main issues or reference books (5 to 10 pages).